Queensland Consolidated Acts

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1993

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY

           Part 1--Introduction

   1.      Short title

           Part 2--Objects

   2.      Objects of this Act

           Part 3--Interpretation

   3.      Definitions
   4.      Meaning of owner of land
   5.      Meaning of conclusion of local government election
   6.      Meaning of material personal interest
   7.      Meaning of open to inspection
   8.      Documents open to inspection not to contain information about protected persons

           Part 4--Application of Act to Brisbane City Council

   9.      Act applies only so far as expressly provided
   10.     How local government Acts apply to Brisbane City Council

           Part 5--Application of Act to joint local governments

   11.     Act applies except so far as application displaced
   12.     How Act applies to joint local governments

CHAPTER 2--THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT SYSTEM

           Part 1--Local governments

           Division 1--Local government areas

   15.     Areas
   16.     Declaration of local government areas
   17.     Local government required for each local government area
   18.     Declaration of classes of local government areas

           Division 2--Roles of local governments

   19.     Application to Brisbane City Council
   20.     Roles of local government

           Division 3--Jurisdiction of local governments

   21.     Application to Brisbane City Council
   22.     Exercise of jurisdiction for its local government area—the basic territorial unit
   23.     Exercise of jurisdiction outside its local government area—the additional territorial units
   24.     Territorial unit of local government
   25.     Jurisdiction of local government
   26.     Law-making matters included in jurisdiction of local government
   27.     Limitation on exercise of jurisdiction for basic territorial unit
   28.     Limitation on exercise of jurisdiction for additional territorial units
   29.     Local laws and policies apply to additional territorial units only if expressly applied
   30.     General limitations on exercise of jurisdiction
   31.     Inconsistency with State law

           Division 4--Number of councillors

   32.     Number of councillors

           Division 5--Names, legal status and general powers of local governments

   33.     Local government name
   34.     Constitution
   35.     Proceedings
   36.     General powers

           Division 6--Other provisions about local governments

   37.     Site of public office
   38.     Execution of documents by local governments
   38A.    Liability does not attach to councillors etc. acting honestly

           Part 2--Joint local governments

           Division 1--Extended application of part

   39.     Application of part to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Consultation

   41.     Consultation before exercise of powers under part

           Division 3--Joint local government areas

   42.     Declaration of joint local government areas

           Division 4--Establishment and operation of joint local governments

   43.     Establishment
   44.     Regulations about establishment and operation of joint local governments

           Division 5--Jurisdiction of joint local governments

   45.     Jurisdiction generally
   46.     Jurisdiction exclusive

           Division 6--Membership of joint local governments

   47.     Members
   48.     Number of representatives etc.

           Division 7--Legal status and general powers of joint local governments

   49.     Constitution
   49A.    Proceedings
   50.     General powers
   51.     Restriction on power to make or levy rate
   52.     Delegation to component local governments

           Division 8--Other provisions about joint local governments

   53.     Execution of documents by joint local governments
   53A.    Liability does not attach to members acting honestly
   54.     Adjustments between joint local government and component local governments

           Part 3--Joint action by local governments

           Division 1--Extended application of part

   55.     Application of part to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Joint action

   57.     Joint responsibility for boundary works
   58.     Extension of operations outside local government area
   59.     Cooperation between local governments
   60.     Interstate cooperation

CHAPTER 3--INTERACTION WITH THE STATE

           Part 1--Reviewable local government matters

           Division 1--Preliminary

   61.     Application of part to Brisbane City Council
   62.     Definitions for pt 1
   63.     Meaning of owner of land for pt 1
   64.     Meaning of reviewable local government matter
   65.     Meaning of limited reviewable local government matter

           Division 2--Local Government Electoral and Boundaries Review Commissions
           Subdivision 1--Establishment, constitution and functions of commissions

   66.     Establishment
   67.     Constitution
   68.     Functions
           Subdivision 2--Business and meetings of commissions
   69.     Conduct of business
   70.     Times and places of meetings
   71.     Quorum at meetings
   72.     Presiding member
   73.     Voting at meetings
   74.     Disclosure of interests by members of expanded commission
   75.     Additional provisions for disclosure of interests by commissioner and deputy commissioner
           Subdivision 3--Miscellaneous
   76.     Resignation and removal

           Division 3--References of, and applications for, reviewable local government matters
           Subdivision 1--References to commissioner by Minister

   77.     Minister may refer certain reviewable local government matters to commissioner
   78.     References of reviewable local government matters to be tabled etc.
   79.     Request by commissioner for reference
           Subdivision 2--Applications to commissioner by local governments
   80.     Limited reviewable local government matters

           Division 4--Procedures for major and minor references of reviewable local government matters
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   81.     References of reviewable local government matters
   82.     Appointment of additional review commissioners
   83.     Commissions may declare major references
   84.     Commissions must have regard to prescribed issues
   85.     Restrictions on determinations for City of Brisbane
           Subdivision 2--Major references of reviewable local government matters
   86.     Application of subdivision
   87.     Commission may make inquiries
   88.     Preliminary procedures for certain references
   89.     Determination not to implement matter
   90.     Public notice of proposed determination to implement matter
   91.     Commission to consider submissions
   92.     Holding of referendum
   93.     Making final determination and preparation of report
   94.     Notification of determination and report to Minister
   95.     Implementation of matter on commission's report
   96.     Implementation of matter at request of Legislative Assembly
           Subdivision 3--Minor references of reviewable local government matters
   97.     Application of subdivision
   98.     Commission may make inquiries
   99.     Determination not to implement matter
   100.    Notice of proposed determination to implement matter and recommendations
   101.    Commission to consider submissions
   102.    Making final determination and preparation of report
   103.    Notification of determination and report to Minister
   104.    Implementation of matter

           Division 5--Limited reviewable local government matters

   105.    Application of division
   106.    Commission may make inquiries
   107.    Commission must have regard to prescribed issues
   108.    Restriction on determination to implement matter
   109.    Action after determination to implement matter
   110.    Action after determination not to implement matter
   111.    Implementation of matter

           Division 6--Inquiries by expanded commissions
           Subdivision 1--General

   112.    Expanded commission may decide to hold inquiry for certain matters
   113.    Notice of decision to hold inquiry
           Subdivision 2--Conduct of inquiries
   114.    Presiding member
   115.    Commission's duties on inquiry
   116.    Commission may decide procedures
   117.    Public may attend
   118.    Commission's powers on inquiry
   119.    Notice to witness
   120.    Duty of witness at inquiry
   121.    Contempt
   122.    Change of commission members

           Division 7--Referendums
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   123.    Application of div 7
   124.    Approving or opposing referendum question
           Subdivision 2--Holding referendums
   125.    Wording of referendum question
   126.    Appointment and role of returning officers for referendum
   127.    Referendum day
   128.    Notice of referendum day and other information
   129.    Voters rolls
   130.    Voters roll to be open to inspection and purchase
   131.    Explanatory statement
   132.    Commission may request information from local government
   133.    Giving statements to affected electors and display of statements and proposed determination
   134.    Local government views on referendum
   135.    Compulsory voting
   136.    Conduct of referendum
           Subdivision 3--Replacement provisions
   137.    Preliminary
   138.    Direction that poll be conducted by postal ballot
   139.    Ballot papers
   140.    Mode of voting
   141.    Effect of ballot paper
   142.    Scrutineers
           Subdivision 4--Miscellaneous
   143.    Referendum cost
   144.    Proof of voters roll

           Division 8--Provisions about commission members
           Subdivision 1--Commissioner and deputy commissioner

   145.    Commissioner may direct deputy commissioner to perform commissioner's functions
           Subdivision 2--Appointment, and duration of appointment, of review commissioners
   146.    Appointment
   147.    Duration of appointment
           Subdivision 3--Terms of appointment, resignation and termination of appointment of certain commission members
   148.    Definition for sdiv 3
   149.    Terms of appointment
   150.    Resignation
   151.    Termination of appointment

           Division 9--Miscellaneous

   152.    Staff and administrative support
   153.    Annual reports
   154.    Certain reports to be tabled etc.
   155.    Reports open to inspection and available for purchase
   156.    Additional procedures may be prescribed by regulation

           Division 10--Implementing reviewable local government matters

   157.    Implementation of reviewable local government matter
   158.    Requirement before implementation
   159.    Liability for State taxes

           Part 1B--Implementation of whole of Queensland local government boundaries reform

           Division 1--Preliminary

   159YA.  Application of pt 1B
   159YB.  Objectives of pt 1B
   159YC.  Operation of pt 1B in relation to pt 1
   159YD.  Definitions for pt 1B
   159YE.  Changeover day

           Division 2--Establishment of new local government areas and adjustments of local government areas
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   159YF.  Operation of sch 1A
           Subdivision 2--New local government areas
   159YG.  Establishment of new local government areas (sch 1A, pt 1)
   159YH.  Operation of sch 1A, pt 1
   159YHA. Particular entities go out of existence
           Subdivision 3--Adjusted local government areas
   159YI.  Transfer of transferring areas
   159YJ.  Operation of sch 1A, pt 2
           Subdivision 4--Continuing local government areas
   159YK.  Changes applying to continuing local government areas
   159YL.  Operation of sch 1A, pt 3
           Subdivision 5--Regulations supporting divisions 2 to 4
   159YM.  Limit of division arrangements regulation
   159YN.  Regulation for declaring information about local governments

           Subdivision 6--Division boundaries for new, adjusted and continuing local government areas

   159YO.  Commissioner to decide division boundaries
   159YP.  Review of commissioner's decision

           Division 3--Implementation of reform matters

   159YQ.  Reform implementation regulations
   159YQA. Other transitional regulation-making power

           Division 4--Local transition committees
           Subdivision 1--Local transition committees for new local government areas

   159YR.  Establishment and composition of local transition committees for new local governments
   159YS.  Guidelines for local transition committees
   159YT.  Responsibility to act in public interest
   159YU.  Functions of local transition committee
   159YV.  First meeting of local transition committee and public notification
   159YW.  Appointment of interim chief executive officer for new local government
   159YX.  Employment subcommittee
           Subdivision 2--Transferring area local transition committees
   159YY.  Establishment and composition of transferring area local transition committees
   159YZ.  Functions of transferring area local transition committee

           Division 5--Transition action plans

   159Z.   Transition action plans for new local government area
   159ZA.  Guidelines for transition action plans

           Division 6--Interim chief executive officers

   159ZB.  Functions of interim chief executive officer before changeover day
   159ZC.  Responsibility of chief executive officer to help interim chief executive officer
   159ZD.  Functions of interim chief executive officer from changeover day

           Division 7--Employment matters

   159ZE.  Definition for div 7
   159ZF.  Application of div 7
   159ZG.  Prohibition on retrenchment because of reform matter implementation
   159ZH.  Local government workforce transition code of practice
   159ZI.  When workforce transition code of practice takes effect

           Division 8--2008 quadrennial elections for all local government areas

   159ZJ.  Quadrennial elections in 2008 to be held on 15 March instead of 29 March
   159ZK.  Holding of 2008 quadrennial elections
   159ZL.  Conduct of 2008 quadrennial elections by electoral commission
   159ZM.  Changed application of s 220 for Northern Peninsula Area and Torres Strait Island regional councils
   159ZN.  Other changes to ch 5 for type 1, 2 and 3 elections
   159ZO.  Changed references to particular matters

           Division 9--State intervention powers

   159ZP.  Definition for div 9
   159ZQ.  Giving of directions under div 9
   159ZR.  Directions by chief executive
   159ZS.  Powers of Minister
   159ZT.  Compliance with direction

           Division 10--Special arrangements for transition period

   159ZU.  Definition for div 10
   159ZV.  Application of div 10
   159ZW.  Prohibition on major policy decision in transition period
   159ZX.  Invalidity of major policy decision in transition period if decision revoked

           Division 11--Miscellaneous

   159ZZ.  State Transition Committee
   159ZZA. Expiry of pt 1B

           Part 1C--Particular provisions for implementation of reform matters for indigenous regional councils

           Division 1--Preliminary

   159ZZB. Application of pt 1B definitions
   159ZZC. Definitions for pt 1C

           Division 2--Torres Strait Island Regional Council

   159ZZD. Particular entities go out of existence
   159ZZE. TSIRC jurisdiction extends to Island custom
   159ZZF. Changed application of ss 220 and 254

           Division 3--Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council

   159ZZG. Particular entities go out of existence
   159ZZH. NPARC jurisdiction extends to Aboriginal tradition and Island custom

           Division 4--Indigenous regional councils generally
           Subdivision 1--Community forums

   159ZZI. Function of community forum
   159ZZJ. Establishing community forums
   159ZZK. Mayor or mayoral candidate ineligible for community forum membership
   159ZZL. Payment of expenses to ordinary members of community forum
   159ZZM. Community forum convenor
   159ZZN. Functions of community forum convenor
   159ZZO. Meetings open to public
           Subdivision 2--Management of community deeds of grant in trust
   159ZZP. Indigenous regional council as trustee of community deed of grant in trust
   159ZZQ. Restrictions on exercise of indigenous regional council's powers as trustee under Land Act
   159ZZR. Mayor does not vote at meetings of trustee
   159ZZS. Community forum constituted as land panel
   159ZZT. Convenor for land panel
   159ZZU. Functions of convenor for land panel
   159ZZV. Trustee decisions
   159ZZW. Land panel participation in making of trustee decision
   159ZZX. Special requirements for absolute majority and for agreement of councillor for relevant division
   159ZZY. Seeking advice and views other than about trustee decision
   159ZZZ. Meetings of trustee to be open to the public unless otherwise resolved
   159ZZZA.Grouping of trust land not available
           Subdivision 3--Other matters
   159ZZZB.Extended jurisdiction
   159ZZZC.Additional reasons for appointment of financial controller
   159ZZZD.Revocation or suspension of particular resolutions or orders
   159ZZZE.Councillor to chair community forum
   159ZZZG.Power of indigenous regional council to make and levy charge on residents
   159ZZZH.Limited application of ch 14
   159ZZZI.Disposal of land

           Part 2--Intervention by the State

           Division 1--Powers of intervention

   160.    Procedures before exercise of certain powers
   161.    Revocation and suspension of resolutions and orders
   162.    Effect of revocation or suspension
   163.    Overruling local laws and subordinate local laws etc.
   164.    Dissolution of local government
   165.    Exclusion of part of local government area from Act
   166.    Abolition of joint local government and its area

           Division 2--Inquiries, investigations and inspections

   167.    Inquiries, investigations and inspections by authorised persons
   168.    Reports on inquiries, investigations and inspections
   169.    Chief executive may request information from local government

           Division 3--Conduct of inquiries

   170.    Authorised person's duties on inquiry
   171.    Authorised person may decide procedures
   172.    Public may attend
   173.    Authorised person's powers on inquiry
   174.    Notice to witness
   175.    Duty of witness at inquiry
   176.    Contempt of authorised person
   177.    Change of authorised person

           Division 4--Administrators

   178.    When administrator must be appointed
   179.    Jurisdiction, powers and duties of administrator
   180.    Title of administrator
   181.    Committee to help administrator
   182.    Conditions of appointment as administrator or member of committee
   183.    Recovery of amounts from local governments
   184.    Role of committee
   185.    Decision by Minister on referral by administrator
   186.    Procedures of committee
   187.    Termination of administrator's appointment
   188.    Termination of appointment of committee member etc.

           Division 5--Financial controllers

   188A.   Procedures before appointment of financial controller
   188B.   Appointment of financial controller
   188C.   Functions of financial controller
   188D.   Power of financial controller to advise chief executive about resolution or order
   188E.   Countersigning cheques and authorising electronic funds transfers
   188F.   Local government to cooperate with financial controller
   188G.   Financial controller's employment conditions
   188H.   Recovery of amounts from local government

           Part 3--Local Government Grants Commission

           Division 1--Extended application of part

   189.    Application of part to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Commission membership

   191.    Local Government Grants Commission and its members
   192.    Appointments
   193.    Vacation of and removal from office
   194.    Acting members

           Division 3--Role of commission

   195.    Commission makes recommendations to Minister

           Division 4--Recommendations, allocation and distribution

   196.    Preparing recommendations
   197.    Commission's recommendations to Minister
   198.    Allocation of amount after recommendations
   199.    Recommendations to be tabled
   200.    Distribution of financial assistance amount

           Division 5--Inquiries by commission
           Subdivision 1--General

   201.    Commission may decide to hold inquiry
   202.    Notice of decision to hold inquiry
           Subdivision 2--Conduct of inquiries
   203.    Extended meaning of commission in subdivision
   204.    Commission's duties on inquiry
   205.    Commission may decide procedures
   206.    Public may attend
   207.    Commission's powers on inquiry
   208.    Notice to witness
   209.    Duty of witness at inquiry
   210.    Contempt of commission
   211.    Change of member

           Division 6--Commission proceedings

   212.    Time and place of meetings
   213.    Quorum at meetings
   214.    Presiding member
   215.    Voting at meetings
   216.    Way business to be conducted

           Division 7--Miscellaneous

   217.    Cooperation by departments etc.
   218.    Assistance to the commission

CHAPTER 4--LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILLORS

           Part 1--Membership of local governments

           Division 1--Extended application of part

   219.    Application of part to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Qualifications and disqualifications

   220.    General qualifications for membership
   221.    General disqualifications
   222.    Disqualification and vacation of office for certain offences
   223.    Review of lawfulness of membership of local government
   224A.   Councillor ceases to be councillor on becoming candidate for the Legislative Assembly
   225.    Councillor ceases to be councillor on becoming director of significant business entity
   226.    Termination of local government employment on becoming councillor

           Division 2A--Councillors holding paid State appointment

   226A.   Meaning of paid State appointment for div 2A
   226B.   Meaning of class A local government and class B local government for div 2A
   226C.   Effect on paid State appointment of person's election as councillor
   226D.   Councillor not to be appointed to paid State appointment

           Division 3--Term of office

   227.    Duration of membership
   228.    Resignation from office as a councillor

           Part 2--Councillors' roles

           Division 1--Councillors' roles generally

   229.    Councillors' role
   230.    Limitations on councillors' roles
   231.    Additional roles of mayor

           Division 2--Deputy mayor and acting mayor

   232.    Deputy mayor of local government
   233.    Office of deputy mayor may be declared vacant
   234.    Additional role of deputy mayor
   235.    Appointment of acting mayor
   236.    Role of acting mayor

           Part 3--Entitlements and obligations

           Division 1--Entitlements of councillors and committee members

   236A.   Remuneration for councillors of local governments
   236B.   Reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities for councillors of local governments
   237.    Remuneration, reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities for person serving on advisory committee
   238.    Superannuation benefits for councillors
   238A.   Councillors may make salary sacrifice arrangements
   239.    Insurance of councillors
   240.    Indemnity for councillors

           Division 2--Obligations of councillors

   241.    Application to Brisbane City Council
   242.    Requirements of councillors before acting in office
   243.    Acting as councillor without authority
   243A.   Compliance with code of conduct
   244.    Exclusion from meeting of councillor with material personal interest
   245.    Removal of disability
   246.    Penalty for contravening exclusion from meeting
   246A.   Recording of conflict of interest
   247.    Registers of interests
   248.    Access to registers
   249.    Queries on contents of register
   250.    Improper use of information by councillors

           Division 3--Local Government Remuneration Tribunal
           Subdivision 1--Establishment, functions and membership

   250AA.  Establishment of Local Government Remuneration Tribunal
   250AB.  Functions
   250AC.  Members of remuneration tribunal
   250AD.  Disqualification from membership
   250AE.  Remuneration and appointment conditions of members
           Subdivision 2--Staffing arrangements and meetings
   250AF.  Work performance arrangements
   250AG.  Conduct of meetings
           Subdivision 3--Categorising local governments
   250AH.  Establishing categories of local governments
   250AI.  Criteria for establishing categories
   250AJ.  Deciding and reviewing categories of local governments to which local governments belong
           Subdivision 4--Remuneration schedule
   250AK.  Deciding remuneration
   250AL.  Discretion to vary remuneration in exceptional circumstances
           Subdivision 5--Inquiries conducted by remuneration tribunal
   250AM.  Remuneration tribunal may make inquiries
   250AN.  Conduct of inquiries
   250AO.  Membership of remuneration tribunal changes during inquiry
           Subdivision 6--Reports
   250AP.  Remuneration tribunal reports
   250AQ.  Notification and tabling of report

           Division 4--Reimbursement of expenses and provision of facilities

   250AR.  Chief executive to approve proposed expenses reimbursement policy or amendments of the policy
   250AS.  Requirement to adopt expenses reimbursement policy or amendment
   250AT.  Notification of adoption of expenses reimbursement policy
   250AU.  Meetings in public about expenses reimbursement policy

           Part 3A--Code of conduct for councillors

           Division 1--Preliminary

   250A.   Application of part to Brisbane City Council
   250B.   Definitions for pt 3A
   250C.   Requirement to adopt code of conduct for councillors
   250D.   Model code of conduct for councillors
   250E.   Application and duration of code of conduct

           Division 2--Content of codes of conduct for councillors

   250F.   Statutory and additional obligations of councillors
   250G.   Ethics principles for local government councillors
   250H.   Code must state what a repeat breach is
   250I.   Information about making a complaint

           Division 3--Procedure for making code of conduct for councillors

   250J.   Notice of draft code of conduct for councillors
   250K.   Requirement to consider comments
   250L.   Code of conduct to be available for inspection and purchase

           Division 4--Enforcement of code of conduct for councillors
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   250M.   Categories of code of conduct breaches
   250N.   References in div 4 to code of conduct breaches
           Subdivision 2--Meeting breaches
   250O.   Making a complaint about a meeting breach
   250P.   When local government must deal with the complaint
   250Q.   How local government must deal with complaint
           Subdivision 3--Minor breaches
   250R.   Making a complaint about a minor breach
   250S.   How local government must deal with complaints officer's report
           Subdivision 4--Repeat breaches and statutory breaches
   250T.   Making a complaint about a statutory breach
   250U.   Referring complaints about statutory breaches to conduct review panel
   250V.   Review of complaints by conduct review panel
   250W.   Decision by local government about repeat breach or statutory breach
           Subdivision 5--Penalties
   250X.   Penalties local government may impose
   250Y.   Effect of suspension of councillor for s 252
           Subdivision 6--Conduct review panel
   250Z.   Pool of members for conduct review panel
   250ZA.  Qualifications for appointment as member of conduct review panel
   250ZB.  Removal from pool of conduct review panel members
   250ZC.  Quorum for meetings of conduct review panel
   250ZD.  Chairperson of conduct review panel
   250ZE.  Meetings of conduct review panel
   250ZF.  Payment of fee to members of conduct review panel by local government
   250ZG.  Costs of conduct review panel to be met by local government
   250ZH.  Indemnity for panel members
   250ZI.  Indemnity for persons giving information to a conduct review panel
           Subdivision 7--Miscellaneous
   250ZJ.  Frivolous or vexatious complaint

           Part 4--Vacancies in membership of local governments

   251.    Application of part to Brisbane City Council
   252.    When councillor's office becomes vacant
   253.    Filling of earlier vacancies by by-election
   254.    Filling of later vacancies by appointment
   255.    Duty to seek political party's nominee for appointment to vacancy
   256.    Duty to seek other nominees for appointment to vacancy

           Part 5--Membership of joint local governments

   257.    Election of members
   258.    When members are to be elected
   259.    Delegate members
   260.    Filling of casual vacancies
   261.    Returning officer for elections
   262.    Appointment of representatives on default
   263.    President and deputy president
   264.    Presiding at meetings
   265.    Overriding duty of joint local government member

CHAPTER 5--LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS

           Part 1--General

   266.    Quadrennial elections
   267.    Types of elections
   268.    Elections to be held on a Saturday
   269.    Date of quadrennial elections
   270.    Date of by-elections
   271.    Local governments responsible for expenditure for conducting elections

           Part 2--Returning officers

   272.    Chief executive officer is returning officer
   273.    Appointment of returning officer in place of the chief executive officer
   274.    Returning officer's duty for by-election

           Part 3--Voters roll

   275.    Returning officer must compile voters roll
   276.    Qualification for enrolment on voters roll
   277.    Cut off day for voters roll
   278.    Use of electoral roll when practicable
   279.    Requirements of voters roll
   280.    Voters roll to be open to inspection and purchase
   281.    Electoral registrars to help returning officers

           Part 4--Voting

   282.    Compulsory voting
   283.    System of voting

           Part 5--Division of local government areas

           Division 1--Preliminary

   284.    Application of part to Brisbane City Council
   284AA.  Non-application of part to indigenous regional councils
   284A.   Definition for pt 5

           Division 2--Quota requirements for divided local governments

   285.    Equitable division of local government areas
   286.    Quota to be complied with in division of local government area and assignment of councillors

           Division 3--Disclosure requirements and references

   287.    Disclosure of compliance or noncompliance with quota requirements
   288.    Matter of area's division referred to commissioner

           Part 6--Conduct of elections

           Division 1--Preliminary

   289.    Conduct of elections

           Division 2--Electoral officers

   290.    Returning officer
   291.    Assistant returning officers
   292.    Presiding officers
   293.    Issuing officers
   294.    Declaration by issuing officers
   295.    Returning officer may act through other officers
   296.    Assistant returning officer may act through certain authorised officers
   297.    Supply and use of voters rolls

           Division 3--Candidates for election or appointment

   298.    Qualification for nomination
   299.    Prohibition of dual candidature
   300.    Leave to local government employee to contest election

           Division 4--Nominations of candidates for election

   301.    Calling for nominations
   302.    Who may nominate
   303.    How and when nomination is given
   304.    Deposit to accompany nomination
   305.    Special grounds for deciding a person is not properly nominated
   306.    Certificate of returning officer
   307.    Display of nominations
   308.    Termination of candidature before noon on nomination day
   309.    Death of candidate
   310.    Procedure if number of candidates not more than number required
   311.    Procedure if number of candidates exceeds number required
   312.    Supply of voters roll
   313.    Procedure on death of candidate when poll to be conducted
   314.    Disposal of deposits generally
   315.    If successful candidate dies
   316.    Extension of times
   316A.   Special provision about refunding deposits

           Division 5--Ballots

   317.    Poll by ballot
   318.    Direction that poll be conducted by postal ballot

           Division 6--Polling booths

   319.    Polling booths—general
   320.    Provision of ordinary polling booths
   321.    Declaration of mobile polling booths
   322.    Duty of person in charge of institution
   323.    Privacy of voting

           Division 7--Ballot boxes, papers and other documents

   324.    Ballot boxes generally
   325.    Requirements of ballot papers
   326.    Separate ballot papers for separate polls
   327.    Order of listing of candidates' names
   328.    Distribution of ballot papers
   329.    Correction of errors etc.

           Division 8--Scrutineers

   330.    Candidates' entitlement to scrutineers
   331.    Appointment of scrutineers
   332.    Proof of identification
   333.    Powers of scrutineers

           Division 9--Voting generally

   334.    Who may vote
   335.    When votes may be cast at an ordinary polling booth or mobile polling booth
   336.    Procedure for voting at a polling booth
   337.    Duties of issuing officer for returned papers
   338.    Arrangements for electors with disability
   339.    Arrangements for electors at institutions
   340.    Arrangements for electoral visitor voting
   341.    Help for electors in voting
   342.    Adjournment of poll

           Division 10--Declaration voting

   343.    Who may cast a declaration vote
   344.    Who must cast a declaration vote in ordinary elections
   345.    Declaration voting for postal ballot elections
   346.    How declaration vote is cast
   346A.   Distribution of ballot papers to certain electors who may cast declaration vote
   347.    Distribution of ballot papers to other electors who may or must cast declaration vote
   348.    How declaration vote may be cast at a polling booth
   349.    Distribution of ballot papers to electors for postal ballot election
   350.    Record of ballot papers given to postal voters
   351.    Casting a declaration vote by post
   352.    Declaration voting before polling day
   353.    Distribution of declaration envelopes when separate ballot papers or polls on same day

           Division 11--Marking of ballot papers

   354.    Optional-preferential voting
   355.    First-past-the-post voting

           Division 12--Replacement ballot papers

   356.    Use of replacement ballot papers

           Division 13--Effect of ballot papers

   357.    Effect of ballot papers—optional-preferential voting
   358.    Effect of ballot papers—first-past-the-post voting
   359.    Posted vote presumed valid until contrary proved
   360.    Formal and informal ballot papers
   361.    Ballot paper partly formal and partly informal

           Division 14--Counting of votes

   362.    Votes to be counted in accordance with this division
   363.    Preliminary counting by presiding officer
   363A.   Preliminary processing of declaration votes by returning officer—postal ballot election
   364.    Preliminary processing of declaration votes by returning officer—other elections
   365.    Procedure for processing declaration envelopes
   366.    Official counting of votes
   367.    Treatment of ballot paper to which objection is made
   368.    Counting of votes for optional-preferential system
   369.    Counting of votes for first-past-the-post system
   370.    Returning officer's duty after counting votes

           Division 15--Actions following poll

   371.    Declaration of poll
   372.    Notice of final result of poll
   373.    Resolution about electors who fail to vote
   374.    List of electors failing to vote
   375.    Notice of failure to vote etc.
   376.    Payments for failure to vote
   377.    Recording response to notice
   378.    Evidentiary value of list under s 374
   379.    Disposal of material resulting from election
   380.    Ballot papers as evidence
   381.    Notice to electors whose ballot papers are not accepted
   382.    Notice to electoral commission of certain declaration votes

           Division 16--Enforcement
           Subdivision 1--Offences in general

   383.    False or misleading information
   385.    Bribery
   386.    Providing money for illegal payments
   387.    Improperly influencing electoral officers
   388.    Interfering with election right or duty
   389.    Forging or uttering electoral papers
   390.    Wilful neglect etc. of electoral officers
   391.    No record to be made of vote cast
           Subdivision 2--Offences about electoral advertising and information
   392.    Responsibility for election matter
   392A.   Distribution of how-to-vote cards
   392B.   Lodging of how-to-vote cards
   393.    Headline to electoral advertisements
   394.    Misleading voters
           Subdivision 3--Offences about voting
   395.    Failure to vote
   396.    Leave to vote
   397.    Canvassing in or near polling booths
   398.    Interrupting voting etc.
   399.    Influencing voting
   400.    Party badges not to be worn in polling booths
   401.    Voting if not entitled
   402.    Offences relating to ballot papers
   403.    Failure to deliver or post documents for someone else
   404.    Breach of confidentiality of vote
   405.    Breaking seals on parcels
   406.    Duty of witness to signing of declaration voting papers
           Subdivision 4--Injunctions
   407.    Injunctions to restrain contravention of chapter

           Part 7--Fresh elections

   408.    Requirements for fresh election
   409.    Time for fresh election
   410.    Returning officer for fresh election
   411.    Voters roll for fresh election
   412.    Other provisions of chapter apply
   413.    Extension of term of councillors

           Part 8--Disclosure of election gifts and loans and requirements for accounts

           Division 1--Preliminary

   413A.   Application of pt 8 to Brisbane City Council
   414.    Definitions for pt 8
   415.    Candidates
   416.    Things taken to be done by political party
   417.    Related corporations
   417A.   Adjustment of prescribed amount in relation to disclosure period

           Division 2--Disclosure periods
           Subdivision 1--Disclosure periods for candidates for elections

   418.    Purpose of subdivision
   419.    Disclosure period for candidates at previous elections
   420.    Disclosure period for candidates at previous fresh elections
   421.    Disclosure period for new candidates
   422.    Disclosure period for certain candidates who are appointed councillors
           Subdivision 2--Disclosure period for groups of candidates and third parties for elections
   423.    Purpose of subdivision
   423A.   Disclosure period for particular sections
   424.    Disclosure period for s 430
   425.    Disclosure period for s 430A

           Division 3--Disclosure of gifts and loans and requirements for accounts
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   426.    Definitions for div 3
           Subdivision 1A--Disclosure by candidates for elections
   427.    Gifts to candidates
   427A.   Gifts to groups of candidates
   428.    Certain gifts not to be received
   428A.   Valuation of fundraising activity gifts
   428B.   Loans to candidates or groups of candidates
   428C.   Certain loans not to be received
   429.    Chief executive officer to give reminder notice to candidates
           Subdivision 2--Disclosure by third parties for elections
   430.    Gifts for third party expenditure for political purposes
   430A.   Third party expenditure for political purposes
   431.    No requirement to give return if no further gifts to disclose
           Subdivision 2A--Disclosure by donors
   431A.   Donations to candidates
           Subdivision 3--Amendment of returns
   432.    Amendment of returns
           Subdivision 4--Operation of accounts
   432A.   Requirement for candidate to operate dedicated account
   432B.   Requirement for group of candidates to operate dedicated account

           Division 4--Registers

   433.    Registers of electoral gifts
   434.    Access to registers
   435.    Queries on contents of register

           Division 4A--Recording of group's membership and group's agent

   435A.   Definitions for div 4A
   435B.   Offence to advertise or fundraise for group if nomination requirements not complied with
   435C.   Record of group membership requirement
   435D.   Group agent nomination requirement
   435E.   Register of group agents

           Division 5--Miscellaneous

   436.    Offences about returns
   437.    Records to be kept
   438.    Obtaining of information and completion of returns
   439.    Attempts to commit offences
   440.    Noncompliance with part does not affect election

           Division 6--Evidence

   441.    Evidentiary provisions

           Part 9--Miscellaneous election matters

           Division 1--Preliminary

   441A.   Application of pt 9 to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Code of conduct for candidates

   441B.   Code of conduct

           Division 3--Caretaker period arrangements

   441C.   Definitions for div 3
   441D.   Prohibition on major policy decision in caretaker period
   441E.   Invalidity of major policy decision in caretaker period without approval
   441F.   Prohibition on election material in caretaker period

CHAPTER 6--GENERAL OPERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

           Part 1--Proceedings of local governments

           Division 1--What meetings are held

   442.    Post-election meetings
   443.    Agenda of post-election meetings
   444.    Other meetings

           Division 2--Local government meetings

   445.    Place of meetings
   446.    Quorum at meetings
   447.    Procedure at meetings
   448.    Minutes must be kept
   449.    Adjournment of meetings
   450.    Notice of meetings
   451.    Repeal or amendment of resolutions

           Division 3--Committees and their meetings

   452.    Appointment of committees
   453.    Advisory committees
   454.    Delegate members of committees
   455.    Quorum
   456.    Chairperson of committee
   457.    Committee meetings
   458.    Reports
   459.    Minutes must be kept unless committee exempted

           Division 4--Meetings generally

   460.    Division applies to local governments and their committees
   461.    Minutes
   461A.   Recording of reasons for particular decisions
   462.    Meetings in public unless otherwise resolved
   463.    Closed meetings
   464.    Public notice of meetings

           Division 5--Records

   466.    Safe custody of records
   467.    Loss or destruction of records
   468.    Inspection of records by the public
   469.    Inspection of records by members
   470.    Duty to make records available

           Division 6--Miscellaneous

   471.    Correspondence with local government
   472.    Delegation by local government
   473.    Preservation of proceedings
   473A.   Community boards

           Part 2--Polls

   474.    Authority to conduct poll
   475.    Subject matter of polls
   476.    Poll must be on Saturday
   477.    Electoral provisions that apply to a poll
   478.    Cases for and against question in poll
   479.    Publication of poll result
   480.    Restrictions on conducting another poll on the same question

           Part 3--Contracts and related activities

           Division 1--Preliminary

   481.    Principles governing the making of contracts
   481A.   What are procurement activities of a local government
   481B.   What are designated disposal activities of a local government
   483.    Entering into a contract under delegation

           Division 2--Strategic contracting model
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   483A.   Purpose of div 2
           Subdivision 2--Choice of strategic contracting model
   483B.   Power to choose strategic contracting model
   483C.   Effect of choice
           Subdivision 3--Requirements relating to procurement activities
   483D.   Annual procurement plans
   483E.   Amendment of procurement plan
   483F.   Inspection of procurement plan
   483G.   Significant procurement activity plans
   483H.   Procurement manual
           Subdivision 4--Requirements relating to designated disposal activities
   483I.   Annual asset disposal plan
   483J.   Requirements for asset disposal plan
   483K.   Amendment of asset disposal plan
   483L.   Inspection of asset disposal plan
   483M.   Plans for significant designated disposal activities
   483N.   Asset disposal manual
           Subdivision 5--Requirements for disposal of particular land
   483O.   Procedural contracting model generally applies for disposal of land

           Division 3--Procedural contracting model
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   483P.   Application of div 3
           Subdivision 2--Purchasing
   484.    When tenders are required
   485.    When quotations are required
   486.    Exceptions to the requirement to seek tenders or quotations
   487.    Panel of suitable providers
   488.    Changes to tenders
   489.    Short listing after calling for expressions of interest
   490.    Acceptance of tender or quotation
           Subdivision 3--Disposal of land or particular non-current assets
   491.    When tenders or auctions are required
   492.    Exemptions
           Subdivision 4--Required manuals
   492A.   Required procurement and asset disposal manuals

           Part 4--Enterprises

           Division 1--Preliminary

   493.    Application to Brisbane City Council
   493A.   Non-application of part to indigenous regional councils
   494.    Matters relevant to good rule and government
   495.    Application of part

           Division 2--Enterprise powers

   496.    Engagement in or help to enterprises
   497.    Specific enterprise powers

           Division 3--Safeguards

   498.    Requirements for exercise of enterprise powers
   499.    Restrictions on exercise of enterprise powers
   500.    Establishing enterprise powers limits
   501.    Register of enterprises

           Part 5--General complaints process

   501A.   Application to Brisbane City Council
   501B.   Definitions for pt 5
   501C.   Meaning of administrative action
   501D.   Local government to establish general complaints process
   501E.   Requirements for general complaints process
   501F.   Refusal to investigate complaint

           Part 6--Miscellaneous

   501G.   Prohibition on loans to individuals

CHAPTER 7--FINANCIAL OPERATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

           Part 1--Local Government Finance Standards

   502.    Issue of standards
   503.    Standards must be complied with

           Part 2--Corporate and operational plans

   504.    Preparation and adoption of corporate plan
   505.    Period of corporate plan
   506.    Amendment of corporate plan
   507.    Requirements of corporate plans
   508.    Preparation and adoption of operational plan
   509.    Amendment of operational plan
   510.    Requirements of operational plan
   511.    Compliance with corporate and operational plans
   512.    Evaluation of activities
   513.    Copies of plans to be available for inspection and purchase

           Part 2A--Revenue policy

   513A.   Preparation and adoption of revenue policy
   513B.   Requirements and content of revenue policy
   513C.   Copies of revenue policy to be available for inspection and purchase

           Part 3--Funds and accounting procedures

   514.    Funds
   515.    Reserves
   516.    Trust fund
   517.    Compliance with sound accounting principles and procedures

           Part 4--Budget

   518.    Adoption of budget and revenue statement
   519.    Requirements of budgets
   520.    Content of operating fund budgets
   520A.   Requirements and content of revenue statement
   521.    Financial information to be presented to budget meeting
   522.    Spending of local government pending adoption of budget
   523.    Councillors' liability for disbursements
   524.    Budgets and revenue statements to be available for inspection and purchase

           Part 5--Borrowing and investment

   525.    Local governments are statutory bodies
   526.    Councillors' liability for unauthorised borrowings

           Part 6--Accounts

   527.    Accounting records to be kept
   528.    Statements of account to be presented to local government
   529.    Statements of accounts open to inspection

           Part 7--Audit

   530.    General reporting provisions

           Part 8--Annual report

   531.    Annual report to be prepared and adopted
   532.    Content of report about financial position of local government
   533.    Content of report about implementing corporate and operational plans
   534.    Content of report about other issues of public interest
   535.    Copies of report to be available for inspection and purchase

           Part 9--Duties about property stolen or unaccounted for

   536.    Report of missing property
   537.    Local Government to take part in prosecution

           Part 10--Joint local governments

   538.    Contribution by component local governments
   539.    Notice for contribution to joint local government
   540.    Results of failure to pay contribution
   541.    Adoption of a budget by joint local government for part of a year
   542.    Disbursement from operating fund of joint local government for purposes other than exclusive jurisdiction

CHAPTER 8--NATIONAL COMPETITION REFORM OF SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

           Part 1--Object and application

   543.    Object
   544.    Application to Brisbane City Council

           Part 2--Definitions

   545.    Definitions for ch 8

           Part 3--Identification of new type 1 and 2 business activities

   546.    Minister to decide threshold amounts for identifying new type 1 or 2 business activities
   547.    Annual review of business activities
   548.    Notice to Minister of new type 1 or 2 business activities

           Part 4--Public benefit assessment of significant business activities

           Division 1--Subject matter of public benefit assessments

   549.    Matters to be addressed by public benefit assessment for type 1 or new type 1 business activity
   550.    Matters to be addressed by public benefit assessment for type 2 or new type 2 business activity
   551.    What is corporatisation
   552.    What is commercialisation
   553.    What is full cost pricing

           Division 2--Content of public benefit assessment report

   554.    Matters to be addressed in public benefit assessment reports

           Division 3--Local government to undertake assessments

   555.    Public benefit assessments to be undertaken
   556.    Fresh public benefit assessment if reforms not implemented within 3 years
   557.    Local government to resolve on assessment and report process
   558.    Timing for assessments and reports
   559.    Regulation about public benefit assessment and public benefit assessment reports

           Division 4--Action to be taken on public benefit assessment reports

   560.    Object of division
   561.    Local government to give public notice of public benefit assessment report
   562.    Public access to public benefit assessment reports
   563.    Local government to resolve whether to implement reforms
   564.    Timetable for implementation of reforms
   565.    Notice to Minister of resolution
   566.    Reforms not implemented, may later be implemented

           Part 5--Full cost pricing for significant business activities

   567.    Application of pt 5
   568.    Meaning of full cost pricing
   569.    Guarantees by State
   570.    Local government to implement full cost pricing for significant business activities

           Part 6--Commercialisation of significant business activities

           Division 1--Preliminary

   571.    Application of pt 6

           Division 2--Background and objectives of part

   572.    Objectives of commercialisation
   573.    How objectives of commercialisation are to be achieved—key principles and their elements
   574.    Key objectives of commercial business units under commercialisation

           Division 3--Interpretation

   575.    Meaning of commercialisation
   576.    Meaning of key principles of commercialisation
   577.    Definitions for pt 6

           Division 4--Establishment of commercial business unit

   578.    Local government to establish commercial business unit

           Division 5--Operations of commercial business unit

   579.    Additional requirements for corporate plan
   580.    Performance plan for commercial business units

           Division 6--Annual statement on operations of commercial business unit

   581.    Annual statement on operations of commercial business unit
   582.    Commonwealth and State tax equivalents
   583.    Guarantees by State

           Part 7--Local government owned corporations

           Division 1--Preliminary
           Subdivision 1--Application of part

   584.    Application of pt 7
           Subdivision 2--Outline of part and its background and objectives
   585.    What this part provides
   586.    Objectives of corporatisation
   587.    How objectives of corporatisation are to be achieved—key principles and their elements
   588.    Key objectives of corporatised corporation under corporatisation
           Subdivision 3--Interpretation
   589.    Meaning of corporatisation
   590.    Meaning of key principles of corporatisation
   591.    Meaning of statement of corporate intent
   592.    Definitions for pt 7
   593.    References to doing of act by corporatised corporation
   594.    References to local governments etc.
           Subdivision 4--Corporatised corporation not a local government
   595.    Corporatised corporation not a local government
           Subdivision 5--Operation of part and application of laws
   596.    Extraterritorial operation
   597.    Application of existing laws

           Division 2--Mechanisms for creating LGOCs and subsidiaries
           Subdivision 1--Proposal for corporatisation

   600.    Local government proposes corporatisation
   601.    Nomination of candidate LGOC or LGOC's subsidiary
           Subdivision 2 Preparation of corporatisation charter--preliminary
   602.    Meaning of corporatisation charter
   603.    Candidate LGOC's business may become business of LGOC following corporatisation charter
           Subdivision 3 Preparation of corporatisation charter--establishment committee
   604.    Establishment committee to be appointed
   605.    Composition of establishment committee
   606.    Procedure for appointment of establishment committee
   607.    Draft corporatisation charter to be given to local government
           Subdivision 4 Preparation of corporatisation charter--requirements for charter
   608.    Matters to be included in draft corporatisation charter
   609.    Other matters relevant to draft corporatisation charter preparation
           Subdivision 5 Corporatisation charter--approvals
   610.    Approval of draft corporatisation charter
   611.    Approval of amendments of corporatisation charter
   612.    Corporatisation charter open to inspection
   613.    Deletion of commercially sensitive matters from corporatisation charter
           Subdivision 6 Corporatisation charter--expiry of charter transitional part
   614.    Expiry of charter transitional part
           Subdivision 7 Corporatisation facilitative mechanisms--significant business entities
   615.    Purpose of subdivision
   616.    Significant business entities
   617.    Transfer of assets, liabilities etc. to significant business entity
           Subdivision 8 Significant business entities--directors and employees
   618.    Composition of boards including councillors and local government employees
   619.    Remuneration and allowances to directors of significant business entities who are councillors or employees of a local government
   620.    Restrictions on councillors and employees being directors
   621.    Prohibition on councillors being employees
           Subdivision 9--Interim board
   622.    Interim board of directors for significant business entity
   623.    Application of certain provisions about directors and executives to significant business entities
           Subdivision 10 Corporatisation facilitative mechanisms--general
   624.    Assistance to significant business entities
   625.    Share capital and issue of shares
   626.    Variation of share capital
   627.    Division does not affect existing legal relationships
   628.    Local government may deal with other matters
           Subdivision 11--Acting chief executive officer of significant business entity on corporatisation
   629.    Appointment of acting chief executive officer for significant business entity on corporatisation

           Division 3--Local government owned corporations and subsidiaries
           Subdivision 1--Declaration of LGOCs and subsidiaries

   630.    Declaration of entity as LGOC
   631.    Requirements for LGOCs
   632.    Declaration of entity as subsidiary
   633.    Requirements for subsidiaries
   634.    Declaration does not affect legal personality etc.
           Subdivision 2--Application of Corporations Act
   635.    Corporations Act does not apply to corporatised corporations
           Subdivision 3--Shares of corporatised corporations
   637.    Local governments to be shareholders of LGOCs
   638.    LGOC to be shareholder of LGOC's subsidiary
   639.    If 2 or more local governments are shareholders, shares and entitlements apportioned by agreement
   640.    Variation of shares and share capital of corporatised corporation
   641.    Transfer, issue etc. of shares
   642.    Shareholders must act jointly
           Subdivision 4--Shareholders and councillors
   643.    Appointment of councillors as shareholder's delegates
           Subdivision 5--Board of directors
   644.    Corporatised corporation to have board of directors
   645.    Role of board
   646.    Delegation by board
   647.    Additional provisions about board—div 5
   648.    First board of LGOC
   649.    First board of LGOC subsidiary
           Subdivision 6--Chief executive officer
   650.    Corporatised corporations to have chief executive officer
   651.    Duties of chief executive officer
   652.    Things done by chief executive officer
   653.    Delegation by chief executive officer
   654.    Additional provisions about chief executive officer—div 6
           Subdivision 7 Corporate plan--general
   655.    LGOC must have corporate plan
   656.    Corporate plan to apply to subsidiaries
           Subdivision 8--Preparation, agreement on and changes to corporate plan
   657.    Draft corporate plan
   658.    Duration of corporate plan
   659.    Special procedures in relation to draft corporate plan
   660.    Corporate plan on agreement
   661.    Corporate plan pending agreement
   662.    Changes to corporate plan
   663.    Corporate plan open to inspection
   664.    Deletion of commercially sensitive matters from corporate plan
           Subdivision 9 Statement of corporate intent--general
   665.    Corporatised corporations must have statements of corporate intent
   666.    LGOC's statement of corporate intent must be consistent with corporate plan
   667.    Subsidiary's statement of corporate intent to be consistent with LGOC's corporate plan and statement of corporate intent
           Subdivision 10--Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
   668.    Matters to be included in statement of corporate intent
   669.    Deletion of commercially sensitive matters from statement of corporate intent
           Subdivision 11--Preparation, agreement on and modification of statement of corporate intent
   670.    Draft statement of corporate intent
   671.    Consultation with industrial organisations etc.
   672.    Special procedures in relation to draft statement of corporate intent
   673.    Statement of corporate intent on agreement
   674.    Statement of corporate intent pending agreement
   675.    Changes to statement of corporate intent
   676.    Statement of corporate intent open to inspection
           Subdivision 12--Community service obligations
   677.    Meaning of community service obligations
   678.    Community service obligations to be stated in statement of corporate intent
           Subdivision 13--General reserve powers of shareholder
   679.    Reserve power of shareholder to give directions to LGOC in public interest
           Subdivision 14--Suspected insolvency from directions
   680.    Notice of suspected insolvency because of direction
           Subdivision 15--Limitation on local government directions
   681.    Corporatised corporation and board not otherwise subject to local government direction
           Subdivision 16--Reports and other accountability matters
   682.    Application of Financial Accountability Act 2009
   683.    Quarterly reports
   684.    Annual reports
   685.    Annual report open to inspection
   686.    Omission of certain matters from annual report etc.
   687.    LGOC board to keep shareholder informed
           Subdivision 17--Duties and liabilities of directors and other officers
   688.    Disclosure of interests by directors
   689.    Voting by interested director
   690.    Duty and liability of certain officers of corporatised corporation
   691.    Prohibition on loans to directors
   692.    When corporatised corporation not to indemnify officers
   693.    Corporatised corporation not to pay premiums for certain liabilities of officers
   694.    Director's duty to prevent insolvent trading
   695.    Court may order compensation
   696.    Examination of persons concerned with corporatised corporations
   697.    Power to grant relief
   698.    False or misleading information or documents
   699.    Notice of suspected insolvency otherwise than because of direction
           Subdivision 18--Legal capacity and powers
   700.    Objects of subdivision
   701.    General powers of corporatised corporations
   702.    Restrictions on powers of corporatised corporations
   703.    Persons having dealings with corporatised corporations etc.
   704.    LGOC may direct subsidiary
   705.    Subsidiaries must comply with directions
   706.    Sections 704 and 705 not limiting
           Subdivision 19 Finance--taxation
   707.    State taxes
   708.    Commonwealth and State tax equivalents
           Subdivision 20 Finance--borrowings and guarantees
   708A.   Application of Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982
   709.    Guarantees by local government
   710.    Payment for cost of funds advantage of guarantees by local government
           Subdivision 21 Finance--dividends
   711.    Payment of dividends
   712.    Interim dividends
   713.    Dividend payment for financial year of becoming a corporatised corporation
           Subdivision 22--Acquisition and disposal of assets and subsidiaries
   714.    Reserve power of shareholder to direct that asset not be disposed of
   715.    Disposal of main undertakings
   716.    Acquiring of other subsidiaries prohibited
           Subdivision 23--Employees
   717.    Employees of corporatised corporations
   718.    Terms of employment
   719.    Arrangements relating to staff
   720.    Superannuation schemes
   721.    Superannuation for officers and employees of corporatised corporation who were previously officers of a local government
   722.    Preservation of leave and other entitlements of certain former employees of local government
           Subdivision 24--Other matters
   723.    Corporatised corporation's seal
   724.    Change of functions and name of corporatised corporation
   725.    Authentication of documents
   726.    Judicial notice of certain signatures
   727.    Crime and Misconduct Act
   728.    Application of Ombudsman Act 2001

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   729.    Monitoring and assessment of corporatised corporations
   730.    Giving of documents to board
   731.    Judicial notice of certain resolutions
   732.    When resolutions amending certain resolutions take effect
   733.    Local governments and certain officers not directors etc.

           Division 5--Additional provisions relating to board of corporatised corporations
           Subdivision 1--Composition of board

   734.    Composition of board
   735.    Chairperson and deputy chairperson
           Subdivision 2--Meetings and other business of board
   736.    Meaning of required minimum number of directors
   737.    Conduct of meetings and other business
   738.    Times and places of meetings
   739.    Presiding at meetings
   740.    Quorum and voting at meetings
   741.    Participations in meetings by telephone etc.
   742.    Resolutions without meetings
   743.    Minutes
           Subdivision 3--Provisions relating to directors
   744.    Appointment of directors
   745.    LGOC director not to be chief executive officer or other employee of LGOC's subsidiary
   746.    Procedure for appointment of directors
   747.    Terms of appointment not provided for under divs 1-4
   748.    Appointment of acting director
   749.    Resignation
   750.    Termination of appointment as director

           Division 6--Additional provisions relating to chief executive officers

   751.    Appointment of chief executive officer
   752.    Local government employees can not be chief executive officers of corporatised corporations
   753.    Director may be chief executive officer
   754.    Appointment of acting chief executive officer
   755.    Terms of appointment not provided for under divs 1-4
   756.    Resignation
   757.    Termination of appointment

CHAPTER 9--CONDUCT OF COMPETITIVE BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

           Part 1--Object and application

   758.    Object of ch 9
   759.    Competitive neutrality principles
   760.    Application to Brisbane City Council

           Part 2--Definitions

   761.    Definitions for ch 9
   762.    Meaning of business activity

           Part 3--Code of competitive conduct

   763.    Code must be applied to roads business activities
   763A.   Code must be applied to building certification business activities
   764.    When code must be applied to other business activities

           Part 4--Annual review of business activities

   765.    Annual review of business activities
   766.    Local government to resolve whether to apply code of competitive conduct to business activities
   767.    Application of code of competitive conduct to other activities
   768.    Information to be included in annual report

CHAPTER 10--REFORM OF CERTAIN WATER AND SEWERAGE SERVICES

           Part 1--Object and application

   769.    Object of ch 10
   770.    Application to Brisbane City Council

           Part 2--Interpretation

   772.    Definitions for ch 10
   772A.   Consumption as the basis for utility charges for water services

           Part 3--Assessment of cost effectiveness of two-part tariffs for water supply

           773. Assessment of cost effectiveness of two-part tariffs to be carried out

   774.    Local government to decide on assessment and report process
   775.    Timing for assessments and reports

           776. Fresh assessment within 3 years if recommendation on two-part tariffs not applied

   777.    Regulation about assessments and reports

           Part 4--Decision on two-part tariff reports

   778.    Object of pt 4

           779. Public access to two-part tariff reports

           780. Local government to resolve whether to apply two-part tariff

   781.    Timing for resolution
   782.    Notice to Minister of resolution

           Part 5--Implementation of certain charging arrangements and reporting procedures

   783.    Local governments to implement charging and operational arrangements for relevant business activities

           783A. Implementing resolution under s 780 to apply two-part tariff

           784. Start of work to apply two-part tariffs

   785.    Timetable for implementing arrangements
   786.    Strategies for applying s 783(b)-(e)

CHAPTER 11--COMPLAINTS ABOUT COMPETITIVE NEUTRALITY

           Part 1--Preliminary

   787.    Object of ch 11
   788.    Application of ch 11
   789.    Application to Brisbane City Council
   790.    Definitions for ch 11

           Part 2--Complaint process for local government business entities

           Division 1--Preliminary

   791.    Application of pt 2
   792.    Affected persons

           Division 2--Complaints about competitive neutrality

   793.    Local government to establish complaint process
   794.    Requirements for complaint process
   795.    Grounds for complaints
   796.    Effect of complaint on activities
   797.    Referee to act fairly
   798.    Matters to be considered by referee on complaint

           Division 3--Investigation of complaints

   799.    Requirement of referee to investigate
   800.    Investigation notice
   801.    Effect of giving an investigation notice
   802.    General procedures
   803.    Consideration of submissions
   804.    Handling of documents
   805.    Confidential information

           Division 4--Reports on complaints

   806.    Giving of reports
   807.    Contents of reports
   808.    Reports open to inspection
   809.    Local government decisions on recommendations

           Division 5--General provisions about complaints process

   810.    Disposal of documents held by referee
   811.    Protection from liability of referee or person assisting referee
   812.    Protection from liability of person giving information to referee
   813.    Secrecy
   814.    Draft reports

           Division 6--Provisions for Queensland Competition Authority as referee

   815.    Local government may resolve Queensland Competition Authority to be referee
   816.    Application of complaints process
   817.    Making a complaint
   818.    Further information to support complaint
   819.    Application of part and Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
   820.    Local government decisions on recommendations

           Part 3--References to Queensland Competition Authority

           Division 1--Application of part

   821.    Application of pt 3

           Division 2--Institution of reference

   822.    Reference of outcome of complaint to Queensland Competition Authority
   823.    Making a reference
   824.    Request for referee's documents
   825.    Further information to support reference
   826.    Matters to be considered by Queensland Competition Authority in considering reference
   827.    Procedures for dealing with references

           Division 3--Reports of Queensland Competition Authority about references

   828.    Giving of reports
   829.    Contents of reports
   830.    Reports open to inspection
   831.    Local government decisions about reports

           Part 4--Accreditation

   832.    Application of pt 4
   833.    Purpose of accreditation
   834.    Application for accreditation
   835.    Investigation notice
   836.    Matters to be considered by authority for investigation
   837.    Procedures for investigations
   838.    Decision on application
   839.    Conditions on grant of accreditation
   840.    Notice of decision
   841.    Publication of decision
   842.    Period of effect of accreditation
   843.    Surrender of accreditation
   844.    Cancellation of accreditation
   845.    Lists of accreditations

           Part 5--Miscellaneous

   846.    Register of accreditations, complaints etc.
   847.    Annual report to include summary of complaints and decisions by local government

CHAPTER 12--LOCAL LAWS AND SUBORDINATE LOCAL LAWS

           Part 1--Preliminary

           Division 1--Object and application

   848.    Object
   849.    Application of chapter to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Local laws and related concepts

   850.    Meaning of local law
   851.    Meaning of model local law
   852.    Meaning of interim local law
   853.    Meaning of subordinate local law
   854.    Local laws and subordinate local laws about development
   854A.   No jurisdiction to make local laws and subordinate local laws about distributing how-to-vote cards
   854AA.  No jurisdiction to make local laws and subordinate local laws prohibiting placement of election signs or posters
   854B.   Local laws and subordinate local laws about airport landing charges

           Part 2--Making local laws and subordinate local laws

           Division 1--Making model local laws

   855.    Application of division
   856.    Model local law process
   856A.   Step 1—propose a law
   857.    Step 2—make a law
   858.    Step 3—give public notice of law

           Division 2--Making interim local laws

   859.    Interim local law process
   860.    Step 1—propose a law
   861.    Step 2—get Minister's agreement to use interim local law process
   862.    Step 3—make proposed law
   863.    Step 4—give public notice of law
   863A.   Making proposed interim local law under div 3

           Division 3--Making other local laws

   864.    Application of division
   865.    Local law process
   866.    Step 1—propose a law
   867.    Step 2—ensure proposed law satisfactorily deals with any State interest
   868.    Step 3—consult with public about proposed law
   869.    Step 4—give public access to proposed law
   870.    Step 5—accept and consider all submissions
   871.    Step 6—decide whether to proceed with making proposed law
   872.    Step 7—again ensure proposed law satisfactorily deals with any State interest
   873.    Step 8—make proposed law
   874.    Step 9—give public notice of law

           Division 4--Making subordinate local laws

   875.    Application of division
   876.    Subordinate local law process
   877.    Step 1—propose a subordinate local law
   878.    Step 2—consult with public about proposed subordinate local law
   879.    Step 3—give public access to proposed subordinate local law
   880.    Step 4—accept and consider all submissions
   881.    Step 5—make proposed subordinate local law
   882.    Step 6—give public notice of subordinate local law
   883.    Early commencement under subordinate local law making process

           Division 5--Anti-competitive provisions of proposed local laws and proposed subordinate local laws

   884.    Application of division
   885.    Definitions for div 5
   886.    Local laws and subordinate local laws not to be made unless local government complies with division
   887.    Review of proposed local law or proposed subordinate local law to identify possible anti-competitive provisions
   888.    Public interest test of possible anti-competitive provisions
   889.    Local government to decide on test and report process
   890.    Public interest test report to be presented to local government meeting
   891.    Local government to resolve whether to implement recommendations of public interest test
   892.    Public interest test reports are open to inspection
   893.    Regulation about public interest tests and public interest test reports

           Division 6--Anti-competitive provisions of existing local laws and existing subordinate local laws

   893A.   Application of div 6
   893B.   Definitions for div 6
   893C.   Expiry of local laws and subordinate local laws unless local government complies with division
   893D.   Review of anti-competitive provisions in local laws and subordinate local laws
   893E.   Public interest test of anti-competitive provisions
   893F.   Local government to decide on test and report process
   893G.   Public interest test report to be presented to local government meeting
   893H.   Local government to resolve whether to implement recommendations of public interest test
   893I.   Public interest test reports open to inspection
   893J.   Repeal or amendment of anti-competitive provision
   893K.   Timing for resolution and implementation
   893L.   Regulation about public interest tests and public interest test reports

           Part 3--Public access to local laws and subordinate local laws

   894.    Local laws and subordinate local laws available for inspection and purchase
   895.    Subordinate local law register

           Part 4--Status of local laws, subordinate local laws and consolidated versions of local laws and subordinate local laws

   896.    Effect of local laws
   896A.   Effect of expiry of interim local law
   897.    Extent to which subordinate local law is binding
   897A.   When subordinate local laws cease to have effect
   897B.   Consolidated versions of local laws and subordinate local laws
   898.    Proof of local laws, subordinate local laws and consolidated versions of local laws and subordinate local laws
   899.    Local law and subordinate local law presumed to be within jurisdiction

           Part 5--Review and expiry of local laws and subordinate local laws

   899A.   Definitions for pt 5
   899B.   Expiry of local laws and subordinate local laws
   899C.   Reviews of local laws and subordinate local laws
   899D.   Repeal of redundant provision

CHAPTER 13--LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

           Part 1--Extended application of chapter

   900.    Application of chapter to Brisbane City Council

           Part 2--Roads

           Division 1--Control of roads

   901.    Local governments' control of roads

           Division 2--Realignment and widening of roads

   902.    Realignment of roads
   903.    Effect of notice of realignment
   904.    Compensation for realignment of road
   905.    Claims for compensation
   906.    Appeals
   907.    Assessment of compensation
   908.    Award of compensation
   909.    Acquisition of land instead of compensation
   910.    Notice of realignment not effective in certain circumstances
   911.    Realignment not carried out
   912.    Compensation if realignment not carried out
   913.    Acquisition of land for use as footpath

           Division 3--Opening and closure of roads

   914.    Notice to local government of opening or closure of roads
   915.    Limited closure of roads by local government

           Division 4--Miscellaneous

   916.    Temporary roads
   917.    Fixing road levels
   918.    Compensation for change in road level
   919.    Ancillary works and encroachments on roads
   919A.   Assessment of impacts on roads from certain activities
   920.    Categorisation of roads
   921.    Roads map and register

           Part 2A--Public thoroughfare easements

   921A.   Public thoroughfare easements

           Part 3--Malls

   922.    Purpose of part
   923.    Closure of roads to traffic
   924.    Provision of works for mall
   925.    Establishment of mall
   926.    Closure of mall
   927.    Operation of mall
   928.    Control of vehicles and animals in malls
   929.    No entitlement to compensation for mall

           Part 4--Marine and aquatic matters

   930.    Ferry service in local government area
   931.    Ferry service on boundary of local government areas
   932.    Lease of ferries
   933.    Local laws about ferries
   934.    Harbours, jetties, breakwaters and ramps
   934A.   Canals
   935.    Management and regulation of bathing reserves
   936.    Control of foreshore

           Part 5--Local government control over levee banks

           Division 1--Jurisdiction of local governments

   937.    Limited exclusion of jurisdiction of local government

           Division 2--Control of levee banks

   938.    Regulation of levee banks etc.
   939.    Decision on application for permission
   940.    Issue of permit
   941.    Application for permission for existing levee banks

           Division 3--Appeals

   942.    Appeal against local government's decision
   943.    Decision on appeal
   944.    Duties of appeal tribunal
   945.    Appeal tribunal may decide procedures
   946.    Appeal tribunal's powers
   947.    Representation before appeal tribunal
   948.    Prosecution of appeal
   949.    Notice to witness
   950.    Duty of witness at appeal
   951.    Contempt of appeal tribunal
   952.    Change of person forming appeal tribunal
   953.    Costs of appeal
   954.    Recovery on orders of appeal tribunal

           Division 4--Effect of part

   955.    Effect of part on legal rights and remedies

           Part 6--Kuranda rail line

           Division 1--Preliminary

   955A.   Definitions for pt 6

           Division 2--Tourist infrastructure levy

   955B.   Imposition of levy
   955C.   Payment of levy
   955D.   Unpaid levy interest
   955E.   Recovery of unpaid amounts

           Division 3--Miscellaneous provisions

   955F.   Obligation to give annual statements
   955G.   How levy is to be applied

           Division 4--Expiry of part 6

   955H.   Expiry

           Part 7--Stormwater drainage

   956.    Local government may require stormwater to discharge to its stormwater drainage
   956A.   Approval required to connect
   956B.   Sanitary drainage must not connect to stormwater drainage
   956C.   Owner may be directed to do certain work
   956D.   Prohibition on discharge of prohibited substances and trade waste into stormwater drainage
   956E.   Cost of repairing damaged stormwater drainage
   956F.   Interference with path of stormwater

           Part 8--Special entertainment precincts

   956G.   Establishment of special entertainment precinct

CHAPTER 14--RATES AND CHARGES

           Part 1--General

           Division 1--Rateable land

   957.    What land is rateable

           Division 2--Averaging of valuations

   958.    Application to Brisbane City Council
   959.    Local government may decide to average land values for rating purposes
   960.    Averaging over 3 years
   961.    Averaging over 2 years
   962.    Information available to calculate averaging factor

           Part 2--Making and levying rates and charges

   963.    Power to make and levy rates and charges
   964.    Making of rates and charges
   965.    General rate or differential general rates must be made each year
   966.    Differential general rate
   967.    Minimum general rate levy
   968.    Minimum general rate levy on time shared property
   969.    Minimum general rate levy on mining tenements
   970.    Unimproved value of mining claims
   971.    Special rates and charges
   971A.   Adjustment of special rates and charges
   971B.   Refund of special rates and charges—special circumstances
   972.    Separate rates and charges
   973.    Utility charges
   973AA.  Utility charges for facilities under construction
   973A.   Validity of particular utility charges

           Part 3--Categorisation of land for differential rating

           Division 1--Categorisation of land

   976.    Land must be categorised for differential general rates
   977.    Establishing criteria and categories
   978.    Identification of categories for parcels of land
   979.    Specification of categories for parcels of land

           Division 2--Entry on land for categorisation

   980.    Meaning of authorised person for division
   981.    Purposes for which powers may be exercised
   982.    Power of entry

           Division 3--Notice of categorisation

   983.    Notice to owner of categorisation

           Division 4--Objections and appeals

   984.    Owner's objection to categorisation
   985.    Decision on owner's objection
   986.    Effect of decision on objections
   987.    Right of appeal against decision
   988.    Where and how to start appeal
   989.    Constitution and procedure of Land Court
   990.    Decision on appeal by Land Court
   991.    Levy and recovery of rate unaffected by objection or appeal

           Division 5--Late categorisation

   992.    Late categorisation
   993.    Time of effect of late categorisation

           Part 4--Land record of local government

           Division 1--Land record

   994.    Land record to be kept
   995.    Land record open to inspection
   996.    Amendment of land record

           Division 2--Appeal against amendment of land record

   999.    Right of appeal
   1000.   Where and how to start appeal
   1001.   Hearing procedures
   1002.   Powers of Magistrates Courts on appeal
   1003.   Appeal to District Court on question of law only

           Division 3--Notices of change in ownership

   1004.   Notice of sale of land
   1005.   Notice of surrender or forfeiture to State
   1006.   Notice of change in ownership
   1006A.  Notice of sale or change in ownership by new owner
   1007.   Result of failure to give notice of change in ownership

           Part 5--Levying and payment of rates

           Division 1--Levying of rates

   1008.   Levying rates
   1009.   Rate may be levied or adjusted after end of financial year

           Division 2--Payment of rates

   1010.   Person who is liable to pay rate
   1011.   Liability to pay rate if change of ownership
   1012.   Continuing responsibility for rates on land that ceases to be rateable land
   1013.   Where rates can be paid
   1014.   Time within which rates must be paid
   1015.   Payment by instalments

           Division 3--Overdue rates

   1016.   Meaning of overdue rate
   1017.   Recovery of overdue rates
   1018.   Overdue rates may bear interest

           Division 4--Discounts and other benefits for prompt payment of rates

   1019.   Discount for prompt payment
   1020.   Discount if payment of rates by instalments
   1021.   Discount if special circumstances prevent prompt payment
   1022.   Discount if other rates are overdue
   1023.   Other benefits for prompt payment

           Division 5--Changes to land that affect rates
           Subdivision 1--General

   1024.   Different period starts on day of change
   1025.   Basis on which a rate is levied
   1026.   Rate levied for a period in which a change takes effect
           Subdivision 2--Changes affecting rates
   1027.   Change in unimproved value of land
   1028.   Land becomes or ceases to be rateable land
   1029.   Land included in a new rating category
   1030.   Entitlement to occupy land is ended
   1030A.  Land becomes or ceases to be land on which a special rate or charge may be levied

           Part 6--Concessions

           Division 1--Concessions for individual land owners

   1031.   Remission, composition and settlement of rates
   1032.   Deferral of liability to pay rates
   1033.   Resort to remission, composition, settlement or deferral requires justification
   1034.   Remission for occupancy by pensioners
   1035.   Conditions on exercise of concession powers under div 1

           Division 2--Concessions for classes of land owners

   1035A.  Local government may grant concessions to classes of land owners

           Division 3--Limitation on rate increases

   1036.   Limitation of increase in rate levied

           Part 7--Recovery of rates

           Division 1--Extended application of part

   1037.   Application of part to Brisbane City Council

           Division 2--Registering charges for, and recovery of, overdue rates

   1037A.  Registering charge over land
   1038.   Recovery by court action

           Division 3--Sale of land for overdue rates

   1039.   Application of division
   1040.   Power of sale
   1041.   Local government must first give notice
   1042.   Starting and ending of sale procedures
   1043.   Procedures for sale
   1044.   Reserve price at auction
   1045.   Sale by agreement after auction
   1046.   Unsold land acquired by local government
   1047.   Application of proceeds of sale
   1048.   Sale operates as a discharge
   1049.   Issue of title
   1050.   Acquisition by local government of title to land

           Division 4--Acquisition by local government of valueless land

   1051.   Purpose of this division
   1051A.  Resolution to remove valueless land from land record
   1052.   Local government must first give notice
   1052A.  Restoration of valueless land to land record
   1053.   Application to be registered as owner

           Division 5--Provisions about dealing with land under this part

   1054.   One instrument of title for conterminous land
   1055.   Sale of land and title valid despite irregularities
   1056.   Restrictions on local government dealing with land
   1057.   Priority of State debts preserved
   1057A.  Priority of State preserved—housing Act contracts
   1058.   Satisfaction of rates and charges on termination of tenure

CHAPTER 15--PROVISIONS AIDING LOCAL GOVERNMENT

           Part 1--Extended application of chapter

   1059.   Application of chapter to Brisbane City Council

           Part 2--Powers under this chapter

   1060.   Powers of entry

           Part 3--Right to take materials

   1061.   Taking materials from land

           Part 4--Execution of local government Acts

           Division 1--Compliance with requirements of local government Acts

   1062.   Owner's right of entry to comply with notice or order
   1063.   Order on occupier who refuses entry
   1064.   Protection of owner against occupier's obstruction
   1065.   Discharge of obligations by occupier on failure of owner
   1066.   Performing work for owner or occupier
   1067.   Cost of work recoverable as a rate
   1068.   Cost of work a charge over land
   1069.   Limitation of time in absence of notice of work done

           Division 2--Entry on land

   1070.   Entry on land for local government purposes
   1071.   Compensation for loss or damage

           Division 2A--Regulatory fees

   1071A.  Power to fix regulatory fees
   1071B.  Regulation may prescribe circumstances in which regulatory fee can include tax
   1071C.  Requirements of local law or resolution fixing regulatory fee including tax component
   1071D.  Tax component of prescribed regulatory fees applies only to rateable land
   1071E.  Register of regulatory fees

           Division 3--General

   1072.   Obstructing execution of local government Act etc.
   1076.   Fines
   1077.   Indictable and summary offences
   1077A.  Designated election offences and application of Criminal Code
   1078.   Proceedings for indictable offences
   1079.   Limitation on who may summarily hear indictable offence proceedings
   1080.   Limitation on time for starting summary proceedings
   1081.   Attempt to commit offence

           Part 5--Enforcement of local government Acts

           Division 1--Interpretation

   1082.   Definitions for pt 5
   1083.   References to local government and authorised person

           Division 2--Authorised persons

   1084.   Appointment
   1085.   Limitation on authorised person's powers
   1086.   Authorised person's appointment conditions
   1087.   Authorised person's identity card
   1088.   Production of identity card
   1089.   Offences

           Division 3--Infringement notice offences

   1090.   Power to require name and address

           Division 4--Investigations about offences

   1091.   Entry to places
   1092.   Agreement to entry
   1093.   Evidence of agreement

           Division 5--Warrants

   1094.   Warrants for entry
   1095.   Warrants—applications made otherwise than in person

           Division 6--Monitoring authorisations and notices and processing applications

   1096.   Monitoring authorisations and processing applications
   1097.   Limitation on entry to residence

           Division 7--Approved inspection programs

   1098.   Approval of inspection program
   1099.   Notice of proposed inspection program
   1100.   Access to program
   1101.   Power of entry under approved inspection program

           Division 7A--Monitoring commission water restrictions

   1101A.  Power of entry for monitoring commission water restrictions

           Division 8--Powers on entry

   1102.   General powers after entering places

           Division 9--Other enforcement matters

   1103.   Authorised person to give notice of damage
   1104.   Compensation

           Division 11--Consideration of errors or omissions in registers of interests and election disclosure returns
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   1105A.  Definitions for div 11
           Subdivision 2--Investigating officers
   1105B.  Appointment
   1105C.  Investigating officer's powers
   1105D.  Investigating officer's identity card
   1105E.  Production or display of identity card
   1105F.  When investigating officer ceases to hold office
   1105G.  Resignation
   1105H.  Return of identity card
   1105I.  Impersonation of an investigating officer
           Subdivision 3--Investigations
   1105J.  Making of inquiries for local government
   1105K.  Making of inquiries for department
   1105L.  Power to require information or document for local government investigation
   1105M.  Power to require information or document for department investigation
   1105N.  Referral to department
   1105O.  Access to information in register
           Subdivision 4--Chief executive officer's authority under division 11
   1105P.  Chief executive officer not subject to local government

           Part 6--Legal processes involving local governments

   1106.   Authentication of documents made by local governments
   1107.   Service of documents on local governments
   1108.   Substituted service
   1109.   Exemption from stating law in the case of substituted service
   1110.   Service on time share owners
   1111.   Acting for local government in legal proceedings
   1112.   Judges and other office holders not disqualified from adjudicating

           Part 7--Evidentiary matters

   1113.   Constitution and limits of local government need not be proved
   1114.   Proof of voters roll
   1115.   Proof of proceedings of local government
   1116.   Evidentiary value of land record
   1117.   Evidentiary value of copies and certificates
   1118.   Proof of matters about roads
   1119.   Proof of directions given to local government
   1120.   Proof of orders for costs
   1121.   Proof of complainant's knowledge of matter

           Part 8--General administrative matters

   1122.   Ownership of things in local government's control
   1123.   Insurance against liability
   1124.   Notice of time share scheme to local government
   1125.   Changes affecting time share schemes
   1126.   Land registry searches free of charge

CHAPTER 16--LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF

           Part 1--Corporate structure and staff resources

   1127.   Corporate structure
   1128.   Resources for staff

           Part 2--Employment of staff and personnel practices

   1129.   Employment of staff
   1130.   Personnel practices

           Part 3--Chief executive officer and other employees

   1131.   Role of chief executive officer
   1132.   Delegation by chief executive officer
   1133.   Selection of chief executive officer
   1134.   Acting chief executive officer
   1135.   Requests to employees for help or advice
   1136.   Role of other local government employees
   1137.   Concurrent employment of local government employees

           Part 4--Obligations of local government employees

   1138.   Integrity of local government employees
   1139.   Registers of interests
   1140.   Access to register of interests
   1141.   Queries on content of register
   1142.   Disclosure of employee's interest in particular issues
   1143.   Improper conduct by local government employees
   1144.   Indemnity for local government employees

           Part 5--Disciplinary action

   1145.   Limitations on who may take disciplinary action
   1146.   When disciplinary action may be taken
   1147.   Types of disciplinary action
   1148.   Deductions from salary or wages
   1149.   Suspension of employees
   1150.   Employee to be given notice of grounds for disciplinary action

           Part 6--Appeals about disciplinary action

   1151.   Appeal against disciplinary action
   1152.   Formation of appeal tribunal
   1153.   Secretary of appeal tribunals
   1154.   Expenses of tribunal
   1155.   Grounds of appeal
   1156.   Decisions open to appeal tribunal
   1157.   Duties of appeal tribunal
   1158.   How to start an appeal
   1159.   Appeal tribunal may decide procedures
   1160.   Preliminary hearing of appeals
   1161.   Appeal tribunal's powers
   1162.   Prosecution of appeal
   1163.   Notice to witness
   1164.   Duty of witness at appeal
   1165.   Leave for attending an appeal
   1166.   Contempt of appeal tribunal
   1167.   Change of person forming appeal tribunal
   1168.   Costs of appeal
   1169.   Recovery on orders of appeal tribunal

CHAPTER 17--SUPERANNUATION

           Part 1--Interpretation

   1170.   Definitions
   1171.   Meaning of permanent employee

           Part 2--Queensland Local Government Superannuation Board

           Division 1--Establishment, functions and powers of board

   1172.   Establishment of board
   1173.   Legal status of board
   1174.   Board's functions
   1175.   Board's powers

           Division 2--Board of directors

   1176.   Board of directors
   1177.   Role of the board of directors
   1178.   Composition of board of directors

           Division 3--General

   1179.   Delegation of board's powers

           Part 3--Local Government Superannuation Scheme

           Division 1--Continuation and membership of scheme

   1180.   Scheme continued
   1181.   Membership of LG Super scheme

           Division 2--Contributions for permanent employees

   1182.   Local governments' liability for permanent employees
   1183.   Permanent employees' liability for contributions
   1184.   Additional contributions to LG Super scheme
   1185.   Contributions may be deducted from employees' salaries
   1186.   Adjustment of contributions because of change in salary

           Division 3--Contributions for non-contributory members

   1187.   Local governments' liability for non-contributory members

           Division 4--General

   1188.   Interest payable on outstanding contributions

           Part 4--Miscellaneous

   1189.   Prohibition on local governments establishing certain superannuation schemes
   1190.   Management of other superannuation schemes
   1191.   Relevant persons superannuation schemes
   1192.   Auditor-general's role
   1193.   Application of chapter to board's employees
   1193AA. Provision for local government employees transferred to new water entities

CHAPTER 18--GENERAL

           Part 1--Local Government Association

   1194.   Establishment of corporation
   1195.   Rules
   1196.   Litigation of common interest
   1197.   When payments by local governments are payable
   1198.   Accounts
   1199.   Annual balance and audit

           Part 2--Miscellaneous

   1200.   Delegation by Minister
   1201.   Delegation by chief executive of department
   1202.   Approval of forms
   1203.   Regulation-making power
   1204.   Declaration of existing electoral wards of City of Brisbane
   1205.   Application of Judicial Review Act
   1205A.  Application of certain provisions

CHAPTER 19--TRANSITIONAL, VALIDATION AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS, REPEALS AND AMENDMENTS

           Part 1--Transitional, validation and savings provisions

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1206.   Definitions
   1207.   References to commencement day
   1208.   References to local authority etc.

           Division 2--Financial operation and accountability

   1209.   Administration of sinking fund for liquidation of current borrowings
   1210.   Trustees are statutory bodies

           Part 4--Validation provision for Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 1999

   1242.   Validation for particular rates

           Part 5--Validation provision for Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2000

   1243.   Application to Brisbane City Council
   1244.   Validation for particular utility charges

           Part 6--Transitional provisions for Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2001

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1245.   Interpretation for pt 6

           Division 2--Transitional provisions for Townsville-Thuringowa Water Supply Joint Board

   1246.   Former board
   1247.   Assets
   1248.   Exemption from State tax
   1249.   Rights and liabilities
   1250.   Existing entitlement to take water
   1251.   Existing contracts
   1252.   Contracts and tendering—application of ch 6, pt 3
   1253.   Guarantees, undertakings and securities
   1254.   Proceedings
   1255.   Discontinuance or lessening of supply of water
   1256.   Former board's manager
   1257.   Employees
   1258.   Superannuation options for continuing employees
   1259.   Transfer of property
   1260.   Corporate and operational plans
   1261.   Corporate and operational plans
   1262.   Annual report
   1263.   Remuneration of members
   1264.   Appointment of chairperson
   1265.   Appointment of other members
   1266.   References to former board

           Division 3--Repeal

   1268.   Repeal

           Part 7--Transitional provision for State Housing and Other Acts Amendment Act 2002

   1269.   Application to Brisbane City Council
   1270.   Sale of land for overdue rates

           Part 8--Transitional provision for Local Government Legislation Amendment Act 2003

   1271.   Continuation of general charges and former register of general charges

           Part 9--Validation provision for Local Government and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003

   1272.   Validation for particular resolutions limiting increase in rate levied

           Part 10--Transitional provision for Integrated Planning and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2003

   1272A.  Continuation of former fees fixed by local laws or resolutions

           Part 11--Transitional provision for Housing and Other Acts Amendment Act 2005

   1273.   Validation of levying of rates for certain lands

           Part 12--Transitional provisions for Local Government Reform Act 2007

   1274.   Review of anti-competitive provisions of local laws and subordinate local laws made in 2007
   1275.   Public office for new local government

           Part 13--Transitional provision for Local Government Amendment Act 2007

   1276.   No prosecution for offence under repealed s 159ZY

           Part 14--Transitional provisions for Local Government and Other Legislation (Indigenous Regional Councils) Amendment Act 2007

           Division 1--Preliminary

   1277.   Application of ch 3, pt 1B definitions
   1278.   Definitions for pt 14

           Division 2--Torres Strait Island Regional Council

   1279.   Amounts loaned to individuals
   1280.   Delayed application of ch 7 to TSIRC
   1281.   TSIRC becomes trustee for deeds of grant in trust for particular Island council areas
   1282.   Local laws and subordinate local laws for local government area of TSIRC
   1283.   Continued application of rates and other charges

           Division 3--Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council

   1284.   Amounts loaned to individuals
   1285.   Delayed application of ch 7 to NPARC
   1286.   NPARC becomes trustee for deeds of grant in trust for particular Island council and community government areas
   1287.   Local laws and subordinate local laws for local government area of NPARC
   1288.   Continued application of rates and other charges under repealed Torres Strait Act
   1289.   Continued application of charges under Community Government Areas Act

           Division 4--Indigenous regional councils generally

   1290.   Delayed application of ch 6, pts 3 and 5

           Division 5--Remuneration schedule

   1291.   Remuneration for 2008

           Division 6--Miscellaneous

   1292.   Transitional provision for repeal of ch 2A
   1293.   Special provisions for liquor licences and permits

           Part 15--Transitional provisions for Local Government and Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2008

   1294.   Effect of change of legal status on existing local governments and joint local governments
   1295.   Contractual rights etc. are unaffected
   1296.   Chief executive to make transitional expenses reimbursement policy
   1297.   New local government may defer review of business activities and public benefit assessments
   1298.   Constitution of new local government from changeover day to conclusion of 2008 quadrennial election
           SCHEDULE 1 ETHICS PRINCIPLES FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILLORS
           1. Integrity of local government
           2. Primacy of the public interest
           3. Independence of action by councillors
           4. Appropriate use of information by councillors
           5. Transparency and scrutiny
           6. Appropriate use of entitlements
           SCHEDULE 1A LOCAL GOVERNMENT REFORM IMPLEMENTATION
           SCHEDULE 1B COMPOSITION OF NEW LOCAL TRANSITION COMMITTEES FOR PARTICULAR NEW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
           SCHEDULE 1C COMPOSITION OF TRANSFERRING AREA LOCAL TRANSITION COMMITTEES
           SCHEDULE 2 DICTIONARY
           Endnotes